LOU VITANTONIO, PRESIDENT OF THE GREATER CLEVELAND AUTO DEALERS ASSOCIATION, TO SPEAK THIS FRIDAY

Louis A. Vitantonio, Jr., became the President of the Greater Cleveland Automobile Dealers’ Association in 2010. In 2011, he became the President of the Cleveland Auto Show. Over his tenure, he has also held the position of Director of Legal and Regulatory Affairs and was responsible for overseeing a plethora of products, programs and services provided by the GCADA.

 

Today, GCADA is recognized as one of the top dealer associations in the nation and provides more than 45 products, programs and services to its member dealers, not the least of which is the promotion and management of the Cleveland Auto Show. Held annually at the I-X Center with nearly 1.2 million square feet of exhibits, the Cleveland Auto Show marks the start to the spring selling season in Northeast Ohio, and is a consumer show and a favorite family tradition since 1903.

 

After graduating with a marketing degree from John Carroll University in 1996, Mr. Vitantonio went on to complete his M.B.A at John Carroll University in 1998 while working at the GCADA.  In 2001, he received his Juris Doctor from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law.  He is a 1992 graduate of Walsh Jesuit High School.

 

Memberships include the National Association of Dealer Counsel, American Bar Association and Ohio Bar Association. He now serves the Automotive Trade Association Executives and the National Automobile Dealers Association as a member of the ATAE-NADA Committee, as well as on the NADA’s Regulatory Affairs Committee.

 

Mr. Vitantonio resides in Independence, Ohio with his wife Penny and their three daughters Angela, Malena and Lauren. He enjoys exercise, boating, and volunteer coaching.